Strong position, always right. (They start digging in and getting all righteous then.)
A group of ordinary people with different personalities and experiences came to the same place for different reasons to participate in this experiment that challenges humanity. At the beginning, everyone can still clearly recognize their identity and position, and also clearly understand the purpose of their coming here, play their role as required, and receive a considerable income after the end. During this period, everyone is the most It's good to be able to get along with each other in a friendly way, to be at peace with each other, and to be happy. I believe that at the beginning, everyone at least most of the people who participated in this experiment thought this way.
However, with the distribution of roles, the formulation of rules, and the imbalance of power, role-playing has gradually become a performance in its own right.
The prison guards became more and more real from the beginning, and they couldn't distinguish between experiment and reality. With the increase of power, their desires expanded, and their behaviors became more brutal with the expansion of desires. In the beginning, everyone would be shy about the red warning light, so the misbehavior of the prisoner was only an appropriate disciplinary warning, but the lingering warning light condoned and even encouraged them to act more aggressively towards the prisoner. From the first punishment for breaking the rules, push-ups, to the venting of selfish desires, shaving heads, urinating, pressing other people's heads into the toilet, and shutting them into airtight pipes, in order to force the resisting people to submit. They make reasonable excuses for their atrocities: the rules require us to treat prisoners that way, not our intent. However, what the truth is, as the audience, we are well aware that this is just people in power pulling a fig leaf of the rules to rationalize their torture and cover up their distorted hearts , and those who usually shrink in the shell of disguise do not dare to show The backside of the man can be released and enjoy the pleasure of manipulating others.
The prisoners went from indifference at the beginning to anger, fear, tolerance, and even submission. But one of them was very cooperative from the beginning, dutifully playing the role of the obedient prisoner, because he knew from the beginning where things were going, he told his roommate on the first day of the experiment. , "You lock up any animal long enough and the strong is gonna eat the weak. That's just the way it is." ) and he knows that this is not an experiment, this is a game, this is real reality, real human nature. Here I manually give this little brother a thumbs up for the correct solution. But he couldn't take it any longer and fought back together.
Those in power always have the scepter called power, and they can do whatever they want, and absolute power is their perfect umbrella. In front of power, there are no companions, no friends, only those who control and those who are controlled. Of course, there are also people with conscience here, who can't see the bad behavior of their companions, say that they will no longer participate in such a thing, and try to help the prisoner who is dying of diabetes. However, of course, it is expected, he After being discovered, he was beaten by a group of his peers and treated like a prisoner, and the flame of conscience that finally emerged was pinched like this. Isn't that the case with reality? Being a good guy among a bunch of villains always ends badly.
By the way, I also want to mention the red light that is said to turn on once unreasonable behavior (such as violent behavior) occurs in the experiment to protect the absolute personal safety of the experimental participants, when witnessing so many atrocities, bloodshed and even death. There was no sound, but it finally came on. When the prisoners resisted and the prison guards were beaten and couldn't bear it, the door opened, everyone saw the sun again, breathed fresh air, everything stopped, the acting was over, and they returned to their own. identity.
But why did you go earlier? The leader who stood up to resist asked everyone's heart: "Why don't you stop this? (Why not stop this) ", but the experimenters behind the monitoring did not respond at all, and even ignored the bullied prisoner's request to stop the experiment 's request, has been watching from the sidelines. Why? Because they are also the controllers of power, maintaining the image of prison judges, and in this theater they are the actors of God, not only possessing power, but also enjoying the privilege of distributing power. in the illusion of God. I have long forgotten that I am just a researcher and observer. Even if a prisoner died in the middle, it did not stop it. Too deep into the play without knowing it, pushing it into a tragedy but still playing the audience on the air. He thinks he is observing and studying human nature, but he has long since lost himself, lost himself in it, and became a slave to power. I thought I was in control of everything, but gradually I couldn't even control myself.
Absolute power makes all actions reasonable. Changing the distribution of power immediately changes a person's behavior.
Finally, about the moment when the red warning light was lit, I had a little insight. The weak can only fight for their own rights and freedoms by fighting back on their own. Don't try to get sympathy and salvation from those in power. Power is to maintain power. Those in power maintain those in power.
Finally, it ends with a dialogue between the male protagonist and the sober "inmate":
"Do you still think we've evolved better than monkeys?" "Yes. At least we'll resist."
View more about The Experiment reviews
